Can you believe I'm finally getting PS2?

[congobongo]

That's right. I wanted a PS2 sooooo bad when it was released but it was sold out for months. I ended up with an XBox and a GameCube (both great systems) and never got PS2... until now! I know it has a massive library what I'm looking for are recommendations for unique and fun PS2 games that I may have missed. I don't really care for Survival horrors, boring FPS and TPS, fighters or RPGs. Well, I like a few games in each of those categories but what I'm really looking for is something unique. Any thoughts?

[ozyr]

Sorry, can't rellay help out here. I'm still waiting to purchase one myself, but I'm waiting till they come down to $99 or less (in a few years).

I love playing games, but can wait for lower prices. I've done this will almost every system I've bought. :-D

[Starcade]

I am going to list all of my personal favorites for the Playstation 2 system, these may, or may not interest you, they are in no particular order.

1. Tribes Aerial Assault (online, offline sucks)
2. Shadow Hearts (RPG with a darker twist)
3. Gran Turismo 3 (fantastic racing game, 20$ new on greatest hits)
4. Frequency, and its sequel Amplitude (both great music games)
5. Final Fantasy 10 (need I say more)
6. Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil (great 3d side scrolling game)
7. Devil May Cry (sorry for the WAY over used words..but KICK ASS)
8. Ico ( A one of a kind game.....cant describe it, just get it)

Well, there you have it, I have these games, and alot more in my PS2 collection, and I gave you my personal favs for the system, have fun! :)

[FrankLee]

Hmmm some of my favorite games...
Final Fantasy 10
Winback
Smackdown 3
Hmmm Donno havent played a whoooooole lot of PS2 games even tho i got it when it first came out...When i bought my PS2 is when my love for video games took a back seat to my new car...then the car died and i didnt play video games...Then oneday i bought a sega genesis and now i play video games all over again...So i actually missed out on a lot

[IntvGene]

War of the Monsters
Rez
Ico
Frequency
Twisted Metal Black
Guilty Gear X2
Devil May Cry
Onimusha 1 or 2

There are my suggestions. Most of them you can find pretty cheap right now.

[Bighab]

Here are a few I like:
Armored Core(any)
Mobile Suit Gundam Zeonic Front
Baldur's Gate
Ring of Red
What genres do you like?

[Oberfuhrer Hamm]

Hmmm some of my favorite games...
Final Fantasy 10
Winback
Smackdown 3
Hmmm Donno havent played a whoooooole lot of PS2 games even tho i got it when it first came out...When i bought my PS2 is when my love for video games took a back seat to my new car...then the car died and i didnt play video games...Then oneday i bought a sega genesis and now i play video games all over again...So i actually missed out on a lot

Winback? I thought that was an N64 game. Was it ported to the PS2 or is this just a coincidence in titles?

[dave2236]

No, Winback is for the PS2 also. I have one and its not bad.

Dark Cloud 1 or 2
Onimusha 1 or 2

[hezeuschrist]

Geez, don't leave much room do ya?

For the flat out unique:

Rez
Amplitude
Fatal Frame

Personal Favorites that don't fall into your categories...

Devil May Cry
Metal Gear Solid 2
GTA: Vice City
Escape from Monkey Island

And ones that do:
Final Fantasy X
Suikoden III (Just picked it up today, finally, but after testing it to see if it works I already know I'm going to love it)
Tekken Tag

[anagrama]

I can't let a PS2 games thread go by without mentioning Fantavision.

[le geek]

http://www.digitpress.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13398&highlight=

is a good thread for unique games on PS2 (i.e not the next Twisted Metal, Wipeout, Final Fanstasy, etc)

I like ICO a lot. Suikoden III is very good. I liked Ridge Racer V a bunch as well. Rez is cool and very surreal (i have the DC ver)

Cheers,
Ben

[Achika]

You can't forget Sly Cooper & the Thevieous Raccoonus. That games tops my list for best PS2 game.

[Cantaloup]

I'll toss in a recommendation for Ace Combat 4. I didn't really care for AC3 on the PS1, but I really like AC4. You can beat the main story mode in about 3-5 hours, so if you're the kind of player who likes to blow through a game, see the ending, then move on to the next game it's probably just a rental for you. But if you plan to unlock all the planes and weapons, play through the higher difficulty levels, and check out the other game modes, it's going to give you at least 15-20 hours of game time. It's part of the Greatest Hits line, so you should be able to find it for $20 or less.

Of course, if you're looking for retro games, don't pass up Activision Anthology.

[congobongo]

Thanks to everyone who got my point about originality. I now have a few titles to look out for. For those of you who didn't get it: If you told me you just got an XBox and were looking for something unique, I would probably say something like Munch's Oddysee and NOT Splinter Cell.